‘Rising to a top or head’ (Johnson); peaked.

Shaped like a mitre. Now rare.

Rising conically to a summit or point.

Having the top or upper surface sloping down on each side like a coping.

Rising or tapering towards a point or sharp ridge; shaped like a cone or pyramid, or a pitched roof. Now usually of a tree: having branches more or…

Cf. cop-crowned adj. at cop, n.2 compounds 1, copple-crowned adj. at copple-crown, n. derivatives.

crested, peaked.

Rising or tapering towards a point or sharp ridge; shaped like a cone or pyramid, or a pitched roof. Cf. fastigiated, adj. rare.

Resembling a tent; converging as the sides of a tent.

Roof-shaped; sloping downwards on each side from a central ridge.

Of a headdress: = pedimental, adj. 1b. Obsolete.

Designating a woman's headdress in the form of a hood with the front wired to form a three-pointed arch, worn in Britain in the early 16th cent. Cf…